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SAE-AISI 1039 Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1039 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1039 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 94
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 890
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015