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Nickel 59 vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Nickel 59 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 nickel 59 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
590 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.8 to 1.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040