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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
5.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.5