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Nickel 601 vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 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 H42 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants