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N10001 Nickel vs. AISI W5 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1