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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron 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 EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
20 to 57

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
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants