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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
180
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
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0