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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
60
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0