N10001 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T6 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 T6 steel.

UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI T6 (T12006) Tungsten High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		880 to 2150

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		1830

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1770

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		9.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0.75 to 0.85

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		4.0 to 4.8

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5
Cobalt (Co), %		11 to 13

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

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		55.9 to 63.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.4 to 1.0

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 0.4

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		18.5 to 21

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), %		1.5 to 2.1