MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS BNi-2 vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

AWS BNi-2 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 68
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 3.5
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 79.1 to 84.8
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0