SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. Nickel 686
SAE-AISI 1021 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 686.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 27 | |
| 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 300 | |
| 410 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 320 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 530 | |
| 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 450 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 110 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 530 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 99.22 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 49.5 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.25 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.4 |