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N06230 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 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 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
2.4
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
1.4 to 1.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
96.5 to 97.3
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0