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Nickel 242 vs. AWS BNi-3

Both nickel 242 and AWS BNi-3 are nickel alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
66
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
90.1 to 93.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5