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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5140 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 5140 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 29
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 2.1
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 49
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
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