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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI F2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.2 to 0.4
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5