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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
80
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
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 0.4
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0