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N10665 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10665 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.1
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 74
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040