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N06060 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 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 M6 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
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
39
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
68.8 to 74.6
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
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
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7