AWS E320LR vs. Nickel 690

AWS E320LR belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320LR and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

AWS E320LR (W88022) Weld Metal Nickel Alloy 690 (N06690)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		34
Elongation at Break, %		3.4 to 34

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		640 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		36
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		87
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 33

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 27

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21
Chromium (Cr), %		27 to 31

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		32.7 to 42.5
Iron (Fe), %		7.0 to 11

Manganese (Mn), %		1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36
Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 66

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015