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N06603 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 8645 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8645 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 8645 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
280 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
600 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
390 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.6
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
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
420 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0