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EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590
140 to 160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 14
28 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 840
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1390
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1160
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3490
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.080
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 11.2 to 24.6
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0