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N06650 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 640
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
380 to 1220

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19 to 39

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
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0