Annealed SAE-AISI A2 vs. Annealed Nickel 601
Annealed SAE-AISI A2 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI A2 and the bottom bar is annealed nickel 601.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 38 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 38 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.5 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.5 | |
| 49 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 73 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 | |
| 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 89.4 to 93.3 | |
| 7.7 to 20 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 58 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |