AWS BVAg-18 vs. Nickel 686

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is nickel 686.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 686 (2.4606, N06686)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 23

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 5.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.75

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 17

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		49.5 to 63

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.080

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.020 to 0.25

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		3.0 to 4.4

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0