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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is N08120 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
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5