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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 380
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 570
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0