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Nickel 333 vs. AWS BNi-5

Both nickel 333 and AWS BNi-5 are nickel alloys. They have 66% 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 nickel 333 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
510
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 9.3 to 24.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 48
69.1 to 71.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
9.8 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5