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N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H12 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H12 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 H12 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
4.8 to 5.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
87.8 to 91.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5