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AWS BVAu-7 vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-7 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.38
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.7
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.1
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.060
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Gold (Au), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24.5 to 25.5
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Palladium (Pd), % 23.9 to 26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070