AWS BVAg-6b vs. Nickel 725

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 725 (N07725)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1340

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1270

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

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		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		2.3 to 15.3

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.35

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.0 to 9.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		55 to 59

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		2.8 to 4.0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 1.7

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