MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

N10003 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M52 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M52 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1510
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
89

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
84.4 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
4.0 to 4.9
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 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
1.7 to 2.3