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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4621 Steel

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4621 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4621 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.3
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.1 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0