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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. Nickel 242

SAE-AISI 5120 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 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 5120 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Shear Strength, MPa 310
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015