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SAE-AISI 1078 Steel vs. N10665 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1078 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 1078 steel and the bottom bar is N10665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 470
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 570
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
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 Conductivity, W/m-K 49
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 90
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 860
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.72 to 0.85
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 74
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030