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N10675 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 8740 Steel

N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8740 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10675 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8740 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
370 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
580 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
380 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.6
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
390 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 27 to 32
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 71
0.4 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0