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AWS BVAu-2 vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

AWS BVAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-2 and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 92
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
8.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.6
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.1
17

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Gold (Au), % 79.5 to 80.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.3 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0