AWS E430Nb vs. Nickel 59
AWS E430Nb belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E430Nb and the bottom bar is nickel 59.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
220 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
84 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
780 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
330 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1500 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1450 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
10 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
65 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
12 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.6 | |
2.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 18 | |
22 to 24 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 76.2 to 84.5 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
15 to 16.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
56.2 to 62.9 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.010 |