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SAE-AISI T5 Steel vs. Nickel 908

SAE-AISI T5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 2140
1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
50
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 63
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 66
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.6 to 68.3
35.6 to 44.6
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
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0