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N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A9 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A9 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
4.8 to 5.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
87 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
1.3 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4