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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 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 1040 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020