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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. AWS BVAg-8

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-8 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 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
4.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
27 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
71 to 73
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010