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N06603 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T6 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 T6 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
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 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
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0