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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
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
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3