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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. N06650 Nickel

SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 750
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 730
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0