AWS E347 vs. Nickel 725
AWS E347 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E347 and the bottom bar is nickel 725.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1340 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 19 to 22.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.9 to 72.5 | |
| 2.3 to 15.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 7.0 to 9.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 55 to 59 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.8 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |