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SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel vs. N10003 Nickel

SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10003 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 N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 380
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 630
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 530
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 100
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 750
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5