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N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
73.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3