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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. Nickel 200

SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
23 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 780
120 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
70
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 800
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1220
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 180
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 3930
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants