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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
66.3 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2