Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel
Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1213 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 35 | |
11 to 29 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 300 | |
200 to 290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 570 | |
290 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 990 | |
440 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 760 | |
260 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 180 | |
63 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 1490 | |
180 to 580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
16 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 26 | |
17 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 29 | |
14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.13 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
98.4 to 99 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.070 to 0.12 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0.24 to 0.33 |