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N06603 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
73.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0