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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1