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N06025 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1050 Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1050 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 500
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
690 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
400 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.48 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0