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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

SAE-AISI D7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
80
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0