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SAE-AISI L6 Steel vs. Nickel 693

SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 693.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2090
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97.3
2.5 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.0
53.3 to 67.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0