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N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M41 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 M41 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
33
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
73.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
3.3 to 4.3
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
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.8 to 2.3