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EN 1.7016 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.7016 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 (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 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1390
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 49
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.6
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
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 0.5