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Nickel 693 vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 693 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 6.0
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 53.3 to 67.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4