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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4669 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
23 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
75.9 to 81.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.5