N10629 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A3 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 N10629 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel.

UNS N10629 Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI A3 (T30103) Air-Hardening 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		83
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1610
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1560
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		6.0

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

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		26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 77

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.1 to 0.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), %		1.2 to 1.3

Chromium (Cr), %		0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5

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

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		1.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		88.7 to 92

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 0.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4

Nickel (Ni), %		65 to 72.4
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.4