AWS E240 vs. Nickel 600
AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E240 and the bottom bar is nickel 600.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 3.4 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 650 to 990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 19 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.6 to 68.4 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 10.5 to 13.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |