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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 380
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6