SAE-AISI A3 Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI A3 steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

SAE-AISI A3 (T30103) Air-Hardening Steel UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 2150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		6.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		78
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 77
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		1.2 to 1.3
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		88.7 to 92
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 69.8

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.4
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4