MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

ACI-ASTM CA15M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6