AISI W1 Steel vs. N10675 Nickel
AISI W1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 AISI W1 steel and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 2320 | |
| 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 1.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 210 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 83 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 50 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 85 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.9 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.73 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 51.3 to 71 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |