N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H11 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H11 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel.

UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI H11 (T20811) Chromium Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		5.5

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		75

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 66

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 43

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0.33 to 0.43

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		89.6 to 92.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.1 to 1.6

Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 69.8
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.8 to 1.2

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), %		0.3 to 0.6