Nickel 59 vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel
Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 14 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 24 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 62.9 to 74 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 16.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 56.2 to 62.9 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |