MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM Grade LC4 Steel vs. Nickel 825

ASTM grade LC4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 LC4 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
41
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95.5
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
38 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2