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Grade N7M Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

Grade N7M 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.1
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 30 to 33
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 60.9 to 70
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35