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AWS BVAg-8b vs. Nickel 617

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 617 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-8b and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
44.5 to 62
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0