Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel
Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 | |
| 470 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1280 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1230 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 4.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 5.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 1920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.7 | |
| 6.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.2 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 81.4 to 85.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 59.1 to 74 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |