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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
75
Density, g/cm3 9.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
290

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0