SAE-AISI 4620 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel
SAE-AISI 4620 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI 4620 steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 27 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 360 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 420 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 680 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 550 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 360 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 | |
| 90 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 120 | |
| 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 800 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 22 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.22 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 97.4 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 25 to 44.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |