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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25