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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

ASTM grade LC9 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0