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Nickel 601 vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
390 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
4.4
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
68

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
92.3 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants