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EN 1.3537 Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.3537 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3537 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020