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AWS BVAg-30 vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

AWS BVAg-30 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 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-30 and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 25.5 to 28.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.9 to 66
Palladium (Pd), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 67 to 69
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0