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Nickel 200 vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

Nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 200 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 540
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
88.5 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants