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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
590 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.8 to 1.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0