Nickel 201 vs. AWS E209

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E209 belongs to the iron 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 nickel 201 and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

Nickel Alloy 201 (2.4068, N02201, NA12)AWS E209 (W32210) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		4.5 to 45
Elongation at Break, %		17

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		70
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		21

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63

Embodied Water, L/kg		230
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 24

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), %		51.5 to 64.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 7.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		99 to 100
Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 12

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3