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Nickel 22 vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Nickel 22 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 22 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 49
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.015
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.8 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0