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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
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
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0