EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1141 Steel
EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1141 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1141 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
270 to 430 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 450 | |
460 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
740 to 810 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
400 to 700 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
10 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
86 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
430 to 1290 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
26 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
23 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
24 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.37 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 31 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 7.0 to 11 | |
97.7 to 98.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
1.4 to 1.7 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 55.9 to 66 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0.080 to 0.13 |