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EN 2.4633 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A9 Steel

EN 2.4633 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4633 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
25 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
87 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 58.8 to 65.9
1.3 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.010 to 0.1
0