AWS E383 vs. N08120 Nickel
Both AWS E383 and N08120 nickel are metals with high concentrations of iron and nickel. This makes them relatively similar, despite formally belonging to different alloy families. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E383 and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 89 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 240 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 40 | |
| 35 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26.5 to 29 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 28.8 to 39.2 | |
| 21 to 41.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 33 | |
| 35 to 39 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |