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N06210 Nickel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
10
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
11.5 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0