N10624 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L3 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 N10624 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.

UNS N10624 Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI L3 (T61203) 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		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1580
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.5

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		53

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		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1

Chromium (Cr), %		6.0 to 10
Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.7

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		5.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 97.3

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		21 to 25
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		53.9 to 68
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3