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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 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 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
420 to 1160

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12 to 13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 38

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
0.7 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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3