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AWS BVAg-18 vs. Nickel 908

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 908 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 nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
35.6 to 44.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0