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N06603 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5130 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
230 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
310 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
500 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
330 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
74 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
290 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
97.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0