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N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 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 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
290 to 840

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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
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