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EN 1.0031 Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

EN 1.0031 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 1.0031 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 200
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 100
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0