SAE-AISI H22 Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

SAE-AISI H22 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 H22 steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

SAE-AISI H22 (T20822) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel UNS N06060 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		82

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1920
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1670
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		28
Base Metal Price, % relative		65

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		73
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160

Embodied Water, L/kg		72
Embodied Water, L/kg		280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.3 to 0.4
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		1.8 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0.25 to 1.3

Iron (Fe), %		82.2 to 87.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 14

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		12 to 14

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		54 to 60

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Tungsten (W), %		10 to 11.8
Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3

Vanadium (V), %		0.25 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), %		0