Annealed SAE-AISI D5 vs. Annealed Nickel 601
Annealed SAE-AISI D5 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 annealed SAE-AISI D5 and the bottom bar is annealed nickel 601.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 49 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 84.4 | |
| 7.7 to 20 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 58 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |