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Nickel 242 vs. AWS BVAg-8b

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-8b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.0
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
4.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
26.8 to 29.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010