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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

ASTM grade LC9 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0