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N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A10 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
810 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
5.0
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
27 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
90.8 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 2.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
1.6 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0