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SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1146 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1146 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 400
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 440
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 730
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 630
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1050
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.49
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6