SAE-AISI H24 Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

SAE-AISI H24 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

SAE-AISI H24 (T20824) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 1990
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
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		37
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		9.1
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

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

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.42 to 0.53
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		2.5 to 3.5
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), %		78 to 82.4
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
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), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4