SAE-AISI A10 Steel vs. Nickel 689

SAE-AISI A10 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

SAE-AISI A10 (T30110) Air-Hardening Steel Nickel Alloy 689 (N07252)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810 to 2040
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		5.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		56
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		29 to 73
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		41

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.75 to 1.3

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.0030 to 0.010

Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.5
Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.2

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		9.0 to 11

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		90.8 to 93.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 5.0

Manganese (Mn), %		1.6 to 2.1
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.3 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.0 to 10.5

Nickel (Ni), %		1.6 to 2.1
Nickel (Ni), %		48.3 to 60.9

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		2.3 to 2.8