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N06603 Nickel vs. AWS E240

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0