EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel
EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 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 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 | |
| 170 to 290 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 14 | |
| 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 840 | |
| 340 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1390 | |
| 550 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1160 | |
| 240 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 88 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 92 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3490 | |
| 150 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0020 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.2 to 24.6 | |
| 86.8 to 90.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.25 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |