MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 4340 Steel vs. N10003 Nickel

SAE-AISI 4340 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 4340 steel and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 740
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 770
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1280
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1150
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 170
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 3490
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 45
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.3
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5