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N06058 Nickel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
190 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
470 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
180 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.8 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0