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Nickel 908 vs. AWS BNi-7

Both nickel 908 and AWS BNi-7 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 (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-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
67
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
13 to 15
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 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
73.3 to 77.3
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
9.7 to 10.5
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
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