Nickel 600 vs. AWS BNi-8

Both nickel 600 and AWS BNi-8 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-8.

Nickel Alloy 600 (N06600, NA14)AWS BNi-8 (N99800) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		67

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		46

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		250
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		0

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

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0

Iron (Fe), %		6.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		21.5 to 24.5

Nickel (Ni), %		72 to 80
Nickel (Ni), %		61.6 to 68.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		6.0 to 8.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5