ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. Grade N7M Nickel
ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 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 grade HN steel and the bottom bar is grade N7M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 200 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 60.9 to 70 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |