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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. Nickel 333

SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 750
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 730
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
9.3 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0