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Nickel 625 vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

Nickel 625 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 625 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, % 33 to 34
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 320
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 600
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 910
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 450
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 250
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants