AWS ERNiCrFe-6 vs. Nickel 201
Both AWS ERNiCrFe-6 and nickel 201 are nickel alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 ERNiCrFe-6 and the bottom bar is nickel 201.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 4.5 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 390 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 78 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.8 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 11 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.0 to 2.7 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 67 to 81.5 | |
| 99 to 100 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |