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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
80
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
46.9 to 54.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0