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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. N06219 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06219 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 5160 steel and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5