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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. Nickel 601

ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015