ASTM A372 Grade J Steel vs. N08120 Nickel
ASTM A372 grade J steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade J steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 22 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 570 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 79 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 630 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 1020 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 850 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 1930 | |
| 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 36 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 29 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.5 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.8 | |
| 21 to 41.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 35 to 39 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |