EN 1.7335 Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel
EN 1.7335 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 1.7335 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 22 | |
| 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 520 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 310 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 1150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 97 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 260 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.18 | |
| 0.35 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.4 | |
| 9.4 to 20.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |