ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. Nickel 200
ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is nickel 200.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
23 to 44 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 | |
120 to 350 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
70 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
420 to 540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
120 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
900 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
69 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
18 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
65 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
230 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
110 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 480 | |
42 to 370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
11 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
13 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.8 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 94.4 to 96.6 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
99 to 100 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.010 |