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N10001 Nickel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0