ASTM A209 Steel vs. Nickel 201
ASTM A209 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
4.5 to 45 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 200 | |
42 to 210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
70 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 310 | |
270 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
390 to 660 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
80 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
900 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
78 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
19 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
65 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
230 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
25 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
17 to 720 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
11 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
12 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
13 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
11 to 19 |