SAE-AISI 4340 Steel vs. N06985 Nickel
SAE-AISI 4340 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4340 steel and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 740 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 770 | |
| 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1280 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1150 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 170 | |
| 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 3490 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 33 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 38 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.43 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 21 to 23.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 96.3 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 35.9 to 53.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |