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AWS ENiCrFe-2 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Both AWS ENiCrFe-2 and grade CU5MCuC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
45
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 17
19.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 12
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 62 to 85
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 4.0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0