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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 6118 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6118 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 SAE-AISI 6118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.5 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
97.8 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.15