MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS ERNiCrFe-5 vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

AWS ERNiCrFe-5 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-5 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
70
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 70 to 78.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0