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N06210 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

N06210 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 N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
39
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
1.3 to 1.7