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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. Nickel 625

ASTM A387 grade 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 625.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
33 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
240 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
530 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
790 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
320 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
220 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants