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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. Grade M35-1 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-1 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-1 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.8 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030