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ASTM A356 Grade 5 vs. N06035 Nickel

ASTM A356 grade 5 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 5 and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 99.2
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2