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N06650 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4340M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 640
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.9
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.7 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0.35 to 0.45
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 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.012
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1