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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. AWS BNi-5

Both grade CW6M nickel and AWS BNi-5 are nickel alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
510
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
69.1 to 71.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
9.8 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5