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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. N06035 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5120 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5120 steel and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Shear Strength, MPa 310
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2