AWS BVAu-7 vs. Nickel 333

AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 333 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 (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-7 and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

AWS BVAu-7 (P00507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 333 (N06333)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		45
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		15
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		3.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 27

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), %		2.5 to 4.0

Gold (Au), %		49.5 to 50.5
Gold (Au), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		9.3 to 24.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 4.0

Nickel (Ni), %		24.5 to 25.5
Nickel (Ni), %		44 to 48

Palladium (Pd), %		23.9 to 26
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		2.5 to 4.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0