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N06230 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 50B46 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B46 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
1.9
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.44 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.2 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
97.7 to 98.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0