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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. Nickel 600

SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants