ASTM A572 Steel vs. Nickel 600
ASTM A572 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 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 A572 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 3.4 to 35 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 220 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 430 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 650 to 990 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 270 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 31 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
| 190 to 1490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 19 to 29 |