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EN 2.4650 Nickel vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3558 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 2.4650 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1090
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
45
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
3.9 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
73.7 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.6 to 6.1
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 46.9 to 54.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3