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AWS BNi-5 vs. Nickel 601

Both AWS BNi-5 and nickel 601 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-5 and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 510
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
49
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 23

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 19.5
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 69.1 to 71.8
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.8 to 10.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0