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EN 1.0070 Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.0070 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0070 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6