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AWS BVAg-18 vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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 AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070