ASTM A414 Steel vs. N07750 Nickel
ASTM A414 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07750 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 A414 steel and the bottom bar is N07750 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 26 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 260 | |
| 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 370 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 590 | |
| 1200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 820 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 50 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.4 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 130 | |
| 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 330 | |
| 1770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 20 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 36 |