EN 1.0456 Steel vs. AWS ERNiCr-3
EN 1.0456 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCr-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 EN 1.0456 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCr-3.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 24 to 26 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 450 | |
630 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1380 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1330 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
19 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 14 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
18 to 22 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 99.48 | |
0 to 3.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.4 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
67 to 77.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |