AWS BVPd-1 vs. AWS BNi-5

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVPd-1 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal AWS BNi-5 (N99650) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		1240 to 1250
Brazing Temperature, °C		1150 to 1200

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		470

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1080

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		510

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.030

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18.5 to 19.5

Cobalt (Co), %		33.9 to 36
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), %		69.1 to 71.8

Palladium (Pd), %		64 to 66
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		9.8 to 10.5

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

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

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5