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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 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 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290 to 840

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
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 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 0.035
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