AWS BVAg-32 vs. Nickel 689

AWS BVAg-32 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-32 and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

AWS BVAg-32 (P07547) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 689 (N07252)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1250

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		41

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.75 to 1.3

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.0030 to 0.010

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.2

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		9.0 to 11

Copper (Cu), %		20 to 22
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 5.0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.0 to 10.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		48.3 to 60.9

Palladium (Pd), %		23 to 27
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

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

Silver (Ag), %		53 to 55
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		2.3 to 2.8

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