ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. N06985 Nickel
ASTM A372 grade M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 570 | |
| 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 910 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 770 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.1 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 to 1580 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 21 to 23.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.5 to 95.1 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.8 to 3.9 | |
| 35.9 to 53.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |