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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Shear Strength, MPa 560
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
11 to 13.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0