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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. Nickel 30

SAE-AISI 1552 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0