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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.3553 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
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 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0