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N06210 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
3.6
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.6 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
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 to 0.3