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N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
55
Density, g/cm3 9.2
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
66.3 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2