N06045 Nickel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel
N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 37 | |
| 9.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 42 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.9 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 98 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 22 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.12 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0.030 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 29 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 44.9 to 57.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 45 to 50.4 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |