AWS ERNiCrMo-10 Weld Metal
AWS ERNiCrMo-10 is a nickel-based filler metal for welding. Cited properties are appropriate for the as-welded condition. It has a moderately high melting temperature and a moderately high tensile strength among nickel-based welding fillers.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare AWS ERNiCrMo-10 to: nickel-based welding fillers (top), all nickel alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
220 GPa 31 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
28 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
84 GPa 12 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
790 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
320 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1550 °C 2820 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1490 °C 2720 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
420 J/kg-K 0.1 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
10 W/m-K 5.8 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
1.5 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
1.5 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
70 % relative
Density
8.9 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
12 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 71 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
300 L/kg 35 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
23 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
25 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 points
Thermal Diffusivity
2.7 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
21 points
Alloy Composition
Ni | 49 to 63 | |
Cr | 20 to 22.5 | |
Mo | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
Fe | 2.0 to 6.0 | |
W | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
Co | 0 to 2.5 | |
Mn | 0 to 0.5 | |
Cu | 0 to 0.5 | |
V | 0 to 0.35 | |
Si | 0 to 0.080 | |
P | 0 to 0.020 | |
C | 0 to 0.015 | |
S | 0 to 0.010 | |
res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
AWS A5.14: Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Bare Welding Electrodes and Rods