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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6