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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0