AWS BVAg-6b vs. Nickel 617

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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-6b and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 617 (N06617, NA50)

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

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		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.8 to 1.5

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.0060

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 24

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		10 to 15

Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		8.0 to 10

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		44.5 to 62

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

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

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

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