N06210 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S6 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 S6 steel.

UNS N06210 Nickel Alloy SAE-AISI S6 (T41906) Shock-Resisting 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		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1570
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		85
Base Metal Price, % relative		3.2

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		17
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		250
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		33

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		0.4 to 0.5

Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		1.2 to 1.5

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), %		92.8 to 94.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		1.2 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		18 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.3 to 0.5

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), %		2.0 to 2.5

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), %		0.2 to 0.4