AWS ERNiCrMo-10 vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel
AWS ERNiCrMo-10 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-10 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 6.0 | |
| 63.1 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 49 to 63 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |