N08120 Nickel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel
N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 N08120 nickel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.2 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 240 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 35 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 1500 to 3590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 15.5 to 17.7 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 21 to 41.4 | |
| 72.3 to 78.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 39 | |
| 3.6 to 4.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |