AWS ERNiCu-7 vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
AWS ERNiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCu-7 and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 470 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1280 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1240 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.3 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 18.3 to 36.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 62 to 69 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |