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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants