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N06058 Nickel vs. AISI W2 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35