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SAE-AISI 1030 Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

SAE-AISI 1030 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 590
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 100
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 650
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.34
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.12
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0