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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. AWS BNi-1

Both EN 2.4951 nickel and AWS BNi-1 are nickel alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
69.8 to 75.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5