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N06650 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 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 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 640
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12 to 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
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
1.4 to 1.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.45
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 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0