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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. Nickel 685

SAE-AISI 1137 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 39
20
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.020 to 0.12