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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0