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EN 1.8831 Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

EN 1.8831 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8831 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 390
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.98
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
55.9 to 66
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0