SAE-AISI P20 Steel vs. Nickel 908
SAE-AISI P20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P20 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
70 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 1050 | |
1340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
50 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
9.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
170 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.6 | |
4.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 37 | |
45 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 29 | |
33 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 35 | |
61 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.012 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 2.0 | |
3.8 to 4.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.2 to 98.5 | |
35.6 to 44.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.71 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
47 to 51 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
2.7 to 3.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.2 to 1.8 |