ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel vs. Nickel 908
ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1080 | |
| 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 870 | |
| 930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 4.2 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1920 | |
| 2340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.28 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.4 to 85.8 | |
| 35.6 to 44.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 47 to 51 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.7 to 3.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |