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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HL steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3