N06250 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI T2 Steel

N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T2 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 T2 steel.

UNS N06250 Nickel Alloy SAE-AISI T2 (T12002) Tungsten High-Speed 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		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1820

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		46

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		98

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		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 64

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 40

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0.8 to 0.9

Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		7.4 to 19.4
Iron (Fe), %		70.8 to 75.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		10.1 to 12
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 1.0

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), %		0.2 to 0.4

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

Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), %		17.5 to 19

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.4