N06035 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06035 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

UNS N06035 (2.4643) Nickel-Chromium Alloy SAE-AISI M48 (T11348) Cobalt High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1670

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1620

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		60
Base Metal Price, % relative		48

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 76

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.4
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		1.4 to 1.5

Chromium (Cr), %		32.3 to 34.3
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), %		8.0 to 10

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), %		63.8 to 69.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.6 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.8 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		51.1 to 60.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), %		9.5 to 10.5

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), %		2.8 to 3.3