ASTM Grade LCA Steel vs. N06255 Nickel
ASTM grade LCA steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LCA steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 27 | |
45 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
660 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
1000 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
55 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
9.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
130 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
230 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
150 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
23 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 1.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.9 to 100 | |
6.0 to 24 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
6.0 to 9.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
47 to 52 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.69 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 3.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |