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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. AWS E90C-B9

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E90C-B9 belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
91

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
84.4 to 90.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5