AWS ERNiCrMo-2 vs. Type 2 Niobium
AWS ERNiCrMo-2 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 2 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-2 and the bottom bar is Type 2 niobium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 38 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 4.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 7.1 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 17 to 20 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 40.3 to 53.8 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 99.5 to 100 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.2 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |