S35135 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ENiCu-7

S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S35135 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCu-7.

UNS S35135 (Alloy 864) Stainless Steel AWS ENiCu-7 (W84190) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Elongation at Break, %		34
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		37
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		94
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.75

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 25
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), %		20.6 to 38

Iron (Fe), %		28.3 to 45
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 4.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 4.8
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 38
Nickel (Ni), %		62 to 69

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0.6 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5