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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

SAE-AISI 52100 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 52100 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, % 10 to 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 47
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
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 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6