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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. AWS BVAu-4

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
3.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Gold (Au), % 0
81.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010