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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. Nickel 908

SAE-AISI 1008 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
70
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8