SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. N10629 Nickel
SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
220 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
45 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 370 | |
340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
83 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 420 | |
600 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 700 | |
860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 580 | |
400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
910 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1610 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1560 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
75 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
15 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 94 | |
320 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 to 900 | |
360 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
27 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.4 to 0.47 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 99 | |
1.0 to 6.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
26 to 30 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
65 to 72.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.010 |