N06002 Nickel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel
N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 41 | |
| 9.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.3 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 17 to 20 | |
| 44.9 to 57.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 42.3 to 54 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.2 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |