N10665 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M48 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 N10665 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

UNS N10665 (2.4617, NiMo28) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI M48 (T11348) Cobalt High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1670

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1620

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		48

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 76

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		1.4 to 1.5

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), %		8.0 to 10

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), %		63.8 to 69.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.8 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		64.8 to 74
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		9.5 to 10.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		2.8 to 3.3