SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. Nickel 825
SAE-AISI 1146 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 1146 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 825.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 400 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 440 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 730 | |
| 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 to 630 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 1.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 41 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 97 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 to 1050 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.49 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 98.8 | |
| 22 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 38 to 46 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |