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ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. N10629 Nickel

ASTM A356 grade 8 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 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 ASTM A356 grade 8 and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.4
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0