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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015