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N06025 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0