SAE-AISI 4028 Steel vs. N06045 Nickel
SAE-AISI 4028 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4028 steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 23 | |
37 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 330 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 630 | |
690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 520 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
350 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
1010 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
42 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
6.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
98 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 95 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 720 | |
180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 21 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.3 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.090 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
26 to 29 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 98.7 | |
21 to 25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
45 to 50.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
2.5 to 3.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.035 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.010 |