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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1552 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
290 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
460 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
760 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
460 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
81 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
560 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050