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N10003 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M10 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 M10 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.84 to 1.1
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
82.3 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
7.8 to 8.5
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
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2