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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

SAE-AISI T4 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 T4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2140
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
49
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 64
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0