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SAE-AISI 1078 Steel vs. N06219 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1078 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06219 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 1078 steel and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 470
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 780
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 570
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 90
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 860
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.72 to 0.85
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5