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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 5140 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

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
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010