ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. N07752 Nickel
ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is N07752 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 1120 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 | |
| 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 840 | |
| 1450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 14.5 to 17 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.1 to 65.9 | |
| 5.0 to 9.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 70 to 77.1 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.0080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 2.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |