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EN 1.7106 Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.7106 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 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 1.7106 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 500
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2020
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 73
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 61
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6