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N10003 Nickel vs. AWS BNi-5a

Both N10003 nickel and AWS BNi-5a are nickel alloys. They have 80% 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
70.1 to 73.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5