AWS ENiCrFe-2 vs. EN 1.3520 Steel
AWS ENiCrFe-2 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
620 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
2.6 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
54 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
22 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
21 to 23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
18 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.93 to 1.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 13 to 17 | |
1.4 to 1.7 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 12 | |
95.9 to 97.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 3.5 | |
1.0 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 62 to 85 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0.45 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |