N06230 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 9310 Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
| 300 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
| 510 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 820 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 450 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 440 |
| 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 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 4.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
| 540 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 24 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 93.8 to 95.2 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47.5 to 65.2 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.75 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |