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Nickel 242 vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.1
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040