SAE-AISI O6 Steel vs. N07773 Nickel

SAE-AISI O6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

SAE-AISI O6 (T31506) Oil-Hardening Steel UNS N07773 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		71
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 2070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1460

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		180

Embodied Water, L/kg		47
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 2.0

Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.6
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 27

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

Iron (Fe), %		94.6 to 97.7
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 32

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.2 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		45 to 60

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		2.5 to 6.0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.55 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 2.0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 6.0