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Nickel 908 vs. AWS BVAg-8

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 908 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
4.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
27 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
71 to 73
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010