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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0