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N06025 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 8640 Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8640 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8640 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0