ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. N06025 Nickel
ASTM A387 grade 9 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 A387 grade 9 steel and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 21 | |
32 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
500 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
760 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
1000 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
1.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
50 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 87 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 110 | |
190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 310 | |
240 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 87.1 to 90.8 | |
8.0 to 11 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
59.2 to 65.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.2 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Yttrium (Y), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.1 |