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Annealed Nickel 601 vs. Annealed SAE-AISI P6

Annealed nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while annealed SAE-AISI P6 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed nickel 601 and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI P6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
4.6
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
92.9 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030