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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M4 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 M4 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
3.8 to 4.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
75.9 to 81.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
4.3 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
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.5