Nickel 30 vs. AWS BAg-1a

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1a.

Nickel Alloy 30 (2.4603, N06030)AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		77

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		82
Shear Modulus, GPa		29

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		17 to 19

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 31.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		1.0 to 2.4
Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5

Iron (Fe), %		13 to 17
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		30.2 to 52.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.3 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

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

Tungsten (W), %		1.5 to 4.0
Tungsten (W), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		14.5 to 18.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15