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N06603 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 480
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0