MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Nickel 908 vs. SAE-AISI 5155 Steel

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5155 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 908 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5155 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
73
Shear Strength, MPa 800
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0