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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
85
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
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
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35