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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. N07776 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 45
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
0 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5