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N06650 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4320 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 4320 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
21 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 640
370 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
570 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
430 to 460

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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
480 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
95.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
1.7 to 2.0
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