N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel.

UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI L6 (T61206) Low-Alloy Tool 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		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

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		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		3.6

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		28

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		54

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 74

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 46

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0.65 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.6 to 1.2

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), %		93.6 to 97.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 69.8
Nickel (Ni), %		1.3 to 2.0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.3