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EN 2.4650 Nickel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Shear Strength, MPa 730
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1090
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 650
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
8.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.6 to 6.1
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 46.9 to 54.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0