AWS BVAg-18 vs. Nickel 693

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 693 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 nickel 693.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 693 (N06693)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		2.5 to 4.0

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		27 to 31

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		2.5 to 6.0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		53.3 to 67.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 2.5

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 1.0

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