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N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 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 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
8.0 to 8.5
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
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3