SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. Nickel 908
SAE-AISI A9 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A9 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2030 | |
| 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.7 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 70 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 82 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 10 | |
| 4.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 73 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 66 | |
| 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87 to 90.5 | |
| 35.6 to 44.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 47 to 51 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.7 to 3.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |