MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

ACI-ASTM CF8C steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 73
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
58 to 69.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4