ASTM A514 Steel vs. N06230 Nickel
ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 38 to 48 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 250 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 83 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 490 to 520 | |
| 420 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 620 to 840 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
| 330 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 440 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 51 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 85 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 200 to 330 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
| 250 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 2.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 17 to 23 |