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EN 1.7729 Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

EN 1.7729 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7729 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 750
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1500
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.080
1.0 to 2.0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 94.8 to 97
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.15
2.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15