AWS E409Nb vs. N06045 Nickel
AWS E409Nb belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel 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 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E409Nb and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 42 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 6.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 98 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 14 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.050 to 0.12 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.2 to 88.5 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 45 to 50.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |