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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

SAE-AISI T4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2140
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
80
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 64
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
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), % 0.2 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), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants