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SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1146 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 1146 steel and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 400
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
83
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 440
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 730
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 630
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1050
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.49
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.010