AWS BVAg-18 vs. N10001 Nickel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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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		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

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		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

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		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		25

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 69.8

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

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

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4

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