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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S4 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35