Annealed SAE-AISI A6 vs. Annealed Nickel 690
Annealed SAE-AISI A6 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI A6 and the bottom bar is annealed nickel 690.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
| 90 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 79 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.7 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.65 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93 to 95.8 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 58 to 66 |
| 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 |