AWS E320LR vs. N08026 Nickel
Both AWS E320LR and N08026 nickel are metals with high concentrations of iron and nickel. This makes them relatively similar, despite formally belonging to different alloy families. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320LR and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 41 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 87 | |
| 98 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 45 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 32.7 to 42.5 | |
| 24.4 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 32 to 36 | |
| 33 to 37.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |