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SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. Nickel 685

SAE-AISI F1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F1 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 2320
1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
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), % 95.9 to 98
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.020 to 0.12