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EN 1.7016 Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.7016 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7016 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1390
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 49
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.6
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3