N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4620 Steel
N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4620 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 4620 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
16 to 27 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
260 to 360 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 | |
320 to 420 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
490 to 680 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
350 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
410 |
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 | |
47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
3.2 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
50 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 320 | |
100 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
330 to 800 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
17 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0.17 to 0.22 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
96.4 to 97.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.45 to 0.65 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 19 to 21 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 52.2 to 61 | |
1.7 to 2.0 |
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 |