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EN 1.1158 Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.1158 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 1.1158 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 24
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 220
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 500
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4