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N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
23
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 3.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
87.6 to 93.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
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
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6