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N06650 Nickel vs. ASTM A232 Spring Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A232 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A232 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
1040
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 640
1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
1610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.8 to 1.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
96.8 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3