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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. Nickel 908

SAE-AISI D5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 14
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
70
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1180
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0