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SAE-AISI T1 Steel vs. Nickel 601

SAE-AISI T1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 T1 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2130
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
49
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 64
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 77.2
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 17.3 to 18.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.3
0

Comparable Variants