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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1012 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 31
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
86
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3