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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

EN 2.4951 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 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 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
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), % 65.4 to 81.7
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3