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SAE-AISI 1039 Steel vs. Nickel 689

SAE-AISI 1039 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 689 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 1039 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 45
21
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 94
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 890
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8