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Nickel 601 vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
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