N06250 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06250 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel.

UNS N06250 Nickel Alloy SAE-AISI H24 (T20824) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		82
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 61

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0.42 to 0.53

Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		2.5 to 3.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		7.4 to 19.4
Iron (Fe), %		78 to 82.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		10.1 to 12
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		50 to 54
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.090
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

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

Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6