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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI S7 Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S7 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 S7 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
670 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
65

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
3.0 to 3.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
91.6 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3