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N06060 Nickel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM grade LC9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
8.5 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.045
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030