SAE-AISI H26 Steel vs. N06110 Nickel

SAE-AISI H26 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 H26 steel and the bottom bar is N06110 nickel.

SAE-AISI H26 (T20826) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel UNS N06110 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		45
Base Metal Price, % relative		65

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160

Embodied Water, L/kg		90
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 1.0

Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.55
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 33

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.0 to 12

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		51 to 62

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.5

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 1.0

Tungsten (W), %		17.3 to 19
Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 4.0

Vanadium (V), %		0.75 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), %		0