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Nickel 200 vs. SAE-AISI 8640 Steel

Nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8640 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 200 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8640 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 44
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 350
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 540
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 370
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 370
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040