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AWS BVAg-8 vs. Nickel 80A

AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0