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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1045 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 SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 490
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0