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Nickel 617 vs. AWS BNi-5a

Both nickel 617 and AWS BNi-5a are nickel alloys. They have 73% 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 617 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
70.1 to 73.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 7.5
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