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N06255 Nickel vs. AWS BNi-5a

Both N06255 nickel and AWS BNi-5a are nickel alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
70.1 to 73.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5