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N06058 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0