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SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. Nickel 600

SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
650 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 56
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.8
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 96.7
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants