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Nickel 686 vs. AWS BNi-10

Both nickel 686 and AWS BNi-10 are nickel alloys. They have 74% 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 686 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
80
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
10 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
2.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
57.2 to 67.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
15 to 17
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5