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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI 5155 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5155 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 5155 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
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