ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. Nickel 908
ASTM A387 grade 11 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 390 | |
| 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.1 | |
| 4.2 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 130 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 320 | |
| 2340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.6 | |
| 35.6 to 44.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 47 to 51 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.7 to 3.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |