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AWS BVAg-18 vs. Nickel 690

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
640 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0