MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Nickel 686 vs. AWS E320LR

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E320LR belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is AWS E320LR.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
32.7 to 42.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0