AWS ER120S-1 vs. N06255 Nickel
AWS ER120S-1 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 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 ER120S-1 and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 | |
| 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.2 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1850 | |
| 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.4 to 96.1 | |
| 6.0 to 24 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.65 | |
| 6.0 to 9.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.0 to 2.8 | |
| 47 to 52 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.69 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |