N10629 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S5 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 S5 steel.

UNS N10629 Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy SAE-AISI S5 (T41905) Shock-Resisting 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		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1610
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		3.1

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		29

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		51

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		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 65

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.65

Chromium (Cr), %		0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.5

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), %		93.6 to 97

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.2 to 1.4

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), %		1.8 to 2.3

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

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.35