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EN 1.1060 Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1720
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 55
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.16
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.035
0 to 0.020