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N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.8 to 1.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0