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AWS BVAg-6b vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CX2M 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-6b and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
15

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 49 to 51
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.4 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0