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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
80
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants