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SAE-AISI H12 Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

SAE-AISI H12 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H12 steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1850
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 65
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 60
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.8 to 91.7
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0