N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 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 A8 steel.

UNS N06060 Nickel Alloy SAE-AISI A8 (T30108) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		82
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		8.5

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31

Embodied Water, L/kg		280
Embodied Water, L/kg		73

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 68

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.6

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22
Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5

Copper (Cu), %		0.25 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 14
Iron (Fe), %		88.5 to 91.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		12 to 14
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.2 to 1.7

Nickel (Ni), %		54 to 60
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0.75 to 1.1

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 1.5