SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 23 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 750 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 400 to 730 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1200 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 1160 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 180 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 3590 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 43 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 38 | |
| 38 |