SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 360 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 870 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 580 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 84 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 610 to 890 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 30 | |
| 38 |