ASTM A204 Steel vs. AWS ENiCrCoMo-1
ASTM A204 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrCoMo-1.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 82 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 19 |