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EN 2.4650 Nickel vs. EN 1.5637 Steel

EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5637 steel belongs to the iron 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 2.4650 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 730
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1090
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 650
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
16

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 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.6 to 6.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 46.9 to 54.2
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050