SAE-AISI A4 Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

SAE-AISI A4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

SAE-AISI A4 (T30104) Air-Hardening Steel UNS N06060 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		82

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		3.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		65

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160

Embodied Water, L/kg		59
Embodied Water, L/kg		280

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 2.2
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0.25 to 1.3

Iron (Fe), %		92 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 14

Manganese (Mn), %		1.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), %		12 to 14

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		54 to 60

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.3

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

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3