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EN 1.0540 Steel vs. EN 2.4665 Nickel

EN 1.0540 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4665 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 1.0540 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.9
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
40.3 to 53.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0