SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

SAE-AISI F1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 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 F1 steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

SAE-AISI F1 (T60601) Low-Alloy Tool Steel UNS N10624 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		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620 to 2320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1580

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1520

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		5.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		46
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 82
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.3
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		6.0 to 10

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		95.9 to 98
Iron (Fe), %		5.0 to 8.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		21 to 25

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		53.9 to 68

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), %		0