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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 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 1086 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants