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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI 8630 Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8630 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8630 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
260 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
540 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
340 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.8 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040