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Nickel 600 vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T8 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 T8 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
45
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
69.3 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4

Comparable Variants