ASTM A204 Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel
ASTM A204 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 6.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 200 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 34 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 19 |