Nickel 242 vs. AWS E80C-B6
Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B6 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 820 | |
| 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 8.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 9.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 4.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 71 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 300 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 730 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 90.1 to 94.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 59.3 to 69 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.25 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |