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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2