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SAE-AISI 1039 Steel vs. N06025 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1039 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel 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 1039 steel and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 94
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 890
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.2 to 65.9
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1