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N06060 Nickel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 490
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
87

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
87.1 to 90.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.040