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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI 8740 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8740 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8740 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
370 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
580 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
380 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
390 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants