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N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S6 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 S6 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
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.2
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
33
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
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4