AWS ERNiCrMo-4 vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel
AWS ERNiCrMo-4 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-4 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 8.4 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 760 to 2060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 27 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 2.1 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14.5 to 16.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 7.0 | |
| 80.6 to 86.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 63.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |