SAE-AISI P6 Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

SAE-AISI P6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 P6 steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

SAE-AISI P6 (T51606) Low-Carbon Mould Steel UNS N08221 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		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

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		4.6
Base Metal Price, % relative		44

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		59
Embodied Water, L/kg		240

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		22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.2

Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.025

Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.8
Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 22

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		92.9 to 95
Iron (Fe), %		22 to 33.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0.35 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		5.0 to 6.5

Nickel (Ni), %		3.3 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), %		39 to 46

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.6 to 1.0