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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
590 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants