EN 1.1127 Steel vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel
EN 1.1127 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 25 | |
| 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 370 | |
| 89 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 790 | |
| 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 580 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1510 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 47 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 140 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 to 880 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 6.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.34 to 0.42 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 98.1 | |
| 9.8 to 28.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 58 to 66 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |