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N06060 Nickel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 8 belongs to the iron alloys. 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 N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15