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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0