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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. Nickel 908

SAE-AISI 1552 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
70
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8