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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 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 5140 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
46.9 to 54.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4