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Nickel 617 vs. AWS BNi-6

Both nickel 617 and AWS BNi-6 are nickel alloys. They have 53% 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-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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