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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. N06200 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5120 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06200 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 5120 steel and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 16
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Shear Strength, MPa 310
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 61.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010