ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. Nickel 625
ASTM A387 grade 21 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 21 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 625.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 33 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 250 | |
| 240 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 79 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 370 | |
| 530 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 590 | |
| 790 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 320 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 480 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.1 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 62 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 110 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 320 | |
| 260 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.4 to 96 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 58 to 68.9 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.2 to 4.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |