AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel
AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A285 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 30 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 380 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 12 to 14 |