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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI S7 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S7 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 600 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
670 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
65

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
91.6 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants