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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
3.9 to 4.8
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
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3