SAE-AISI H14 Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel
SAE-AISI H14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H14 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 2030 | |
| 750 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 1.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 73 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 44 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 68 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.45 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.5 to 89.9 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 65.4 to 81.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 5.3 | |
| 0 |