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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. N06650 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1012 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 31
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5