AWS BVAu-7 vs. Nickel 601

AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 601 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 601.

AWS BVAu-7 (P00507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 601 (N06601, NA49)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		45
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660 to 890

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		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		15
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		3.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 30

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 25

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		1.0 to 1.7

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), %		21 to 25

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

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.0

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		7.7 to 20

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		24.5 to 25.5
Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 63

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

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