AWS E90C-B3 vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel
AWS E90C-B3 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E90C-B3 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 45 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 970 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.4 to 96.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 42.9 to 51 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |