N06920 Nickel vs. AWS E3155
N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 | |
| 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 18.5 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 17 to 20 | |
| 23.3 to 36.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 36.9 to 53.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |