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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI F2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5

Comparable Variants