N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M47 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M47 steel.

UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI M47 (T11347) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810 to 2310

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		1540

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1500

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		26

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		100

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		120

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		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 79

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 77

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		1.1 to 1.2

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5
Cobalt (Co), %		4.8 to 5.3

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

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		78.7 to 85

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.3 to 10

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), %		0.2 to 0.45

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.3 to 1.8

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), %		1.2 to 1.4