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SAE-AISI O2 Steel vs. Nickel 201

SAE-AISI O2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O2 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 2050
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 73
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 46
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.8
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.8
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants