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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3