SAE-AISI L2 Steel vs. N06975 Nickel

SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06975 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 N06975 nickel.

SAE-AISI L2 (T61202) Low-Alloy Tool Steel UNS N06975 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590 to 1960
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.4
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		51
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 70
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 1.0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0.7 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), %		23 to 26

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0.7 to 1.2

Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), %		10.2 to 23.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), %		5.0 to 7.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 52

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.7 to 1.5

Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), %		0