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Nickel 601 vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
37
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.42 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
78 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6

Comparable Variants