ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. Nickel 718
ASTM A285 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is nickel 718.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 12 to 50 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
| 460 to 760 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 660 to 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 930 to 1530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 510 to 1330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1340 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 140 to 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 660 to 4560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 31 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 25 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 27 to 44 |