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N10003 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2