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SAE-AISI 4320 Steel vs. N07752 Nickel

SAE-AISI 4320 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07752 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 4320 steel and the bottom bar is N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 29
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 500
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 790
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 460
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480 to 560
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050