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N08221 Nickel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 6

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 6 belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0