EN 1.5662 Steel vs. EN 2.4633 Nickel
EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4633 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4633 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 450 | |
230 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 470 | |
510 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
760 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 660 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
1000 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.7 | |
1.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
50 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
210 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1150 | |
240 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 88.6 to 91.2 | |
8.0 to 11 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
58.8 to 65.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.2 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Yttrium (Y), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.1 |