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Nickel 908 vs. SAE-AISI 1132 Steel

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1132 steel belongs to the iron 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 nickel 908 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
73
Shear Strength, MPa 800
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
350 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
93 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
330 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.24 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0.080 to 0.13
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0