SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. Grade M35-1 Nickel
SAE-AISI 1132 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-1 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 1132 steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-1 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 380 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 720 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 590 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 3.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 97 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 940 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 5.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.24 to 0.34 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 59.8 to 74 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |