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Nickel 601 vs. SAE-AISI 1008 Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1008 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 601 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
150 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
78 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
92 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
99.31 to 99.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants