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Nickel 908 vs. AWS BNi-6

Both nickel 908 and AWS BNi-6 are nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 908 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
87.2 to 90
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5