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SAE-AISI 1045 Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1045 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel 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 1045 steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 370
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
86
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 680
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 580
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 93
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 900
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3