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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7338 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0