N06210 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel.

UNS N06210 Nickel Alloy SAE-AISI A3 (T30103) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		85
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1570
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		85
Base Metal Price, % relative		6.0

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		17
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		250
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 77

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		1.2 to 1.3

Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		88.7 to 92

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 0.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		18 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4

Nickel (Ni), %		54.8 to 62.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tantalum (Ta), %		1.5 to 2.2
Tantalum (Ta), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.4