N06007 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel
N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 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 N06007 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 810 to 2040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 29 to 73 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 27 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 1.3 to 1.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 23.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 90.8 to 93.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.5 to 7.5 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 36.1 to 51.1 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |