AWS BVPd-1 vs. AWS BNi-8

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-8 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-8.

AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal AWS BNi-8 (N99800) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		67

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		1240 to 1250
Brazing Temperature, °C		1010 to 1090

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

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

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

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		21.5 to 24.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), %		61.6 to 68.5

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), %		6.0 to 8.0

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