ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. N09777 Nickel
ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 7.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.9 to 74 | |
| 28.5 to 47.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 5.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 34 to 42 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |