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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0