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AWS BVAg-8b vs. Nickel 686

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 686 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 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
9.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
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

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
49.5 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0