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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants