SAE-AISI P3 Steel vs. N07773 Nickel

SAE-AISI P3 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 P3 steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

SAE-AISI P3 (T51603) Low-Carbon Mould Steel UNS N07773 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		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		410 to 1980
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1460

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
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		2.8
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.5

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

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		180

Embodied Water, L/kg		50
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 70
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 27

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

Iron (Fe), %		96.3 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 32

Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		1.0 to 1.5
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 to 0.4
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