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SAE-AISI H21 Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

SAE-AISI H21 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 SAE-AISI H21 steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1790
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1630
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1580
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 72
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 58
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 38
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 59
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.36
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.8
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 87.6 to 93.8
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 8.5 to 10
0.25 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0