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ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel vs. Nickel 908

ASTM grade LC2-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 LC2-1 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1040
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.9
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.5 to 95.3
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 3.5
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8