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AWS ENiCrFe-2 vs. AWS BNi-5a

Both AWS ENiCrFe-2 and AWS BNi-5a are nickel alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 17
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 62 to 85
70.1 to 73.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
7.0 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5