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SAE-AISI T5 Steel vs. Nickel 600

SAE-AISI T5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 2140
650 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
55
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 63
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 66
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.6 to 68.3
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
72 to 80
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), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0

Comparable Variants