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AWS BVAg-18 vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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 BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
15

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0