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SAE-AISI L6 Steel vs. Nickel 890

SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 890.

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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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2090
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
47
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97.3
17.3 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.0
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0