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N06210 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1046 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
370 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
1.8
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0