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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. Nickel 725

SAE-AISI 1008 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50 to 63
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
2.3 to 15.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55 to 59
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.7