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N06603 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
55
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
66.3 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0