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SAE-AISI 8740 Steel vs. Nickel 601

SAE-AISI 8740 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 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 8740 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 400
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 670
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 570
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 850
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants