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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. Nickel 200

ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
23 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
120 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
65
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010