AWS ENiCrFe-2 vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-4
Both AWS ENiCrFe-2 and AWS ERNiCrMo-4 are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the as-welded condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2 and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-4.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
220 |
Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
28 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
84 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
790 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1590 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1530 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
410 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
13 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
170 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 13 to 17 | |
14.5 to 16.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 to 2.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 12 | |
4.0 to 7.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 3.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
15 to 17 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 62 to 85 | |
50 to 63.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 4.5 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |