N06255 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A10 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 N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel.

UNS N06255 Nickel Alloy SAE-AISI A10 (T30110) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		81
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		5.0

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		56

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		29 to 73

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25 to 46

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.5

Chromium (Cr), %		23 to 26
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		6.0 to 24
Iron (Fe), %		90.8 to 93.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		1.6 to 2.1

Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.3 to 1.8

Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 52
Nickel (Ni), %		1.6 to 2.1

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.69
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 3.0
Tungsten (W), %		0