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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4