SAE-AISI 1023 Steel vs. N07750 Nickel
SAE-AISI 1023 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 1023 steel and the bottom bar is N07750 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 29 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 270 | |
| 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 300 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 480 | |
| 1200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 410 | |
| 820 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 100 | |
| 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 450 | |
| 1770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.06 to 99.5 | |
| 5.0 to 9.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 70 to 77.7 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 2.8 |