EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
11 to 26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 400 to 410 | |
360 to 650 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 750 to 760 | |
410 to 660 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
690 to 1080 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 780 | |
590 to 990 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
43 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 180 | |
74 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1370 to 1540 | |
920 to 2590 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
25 to 38 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
22 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
20 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0.38 to 0.43 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
96.8 to 97.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.75 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0 |