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Nickel 201 vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI O6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants