SAE-AISI L2 Steel vs. N06035 Nickel
SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 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 L2 steel and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
84 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 1960 | |
660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
340 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
10 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 70 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 45 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 65 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
32.3 to 34.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.5 to 98.7 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
7.6 to 9.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
51.1 to 60.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.2 |