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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. EN 2.4669 Nickel

EN 1.5408 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4669 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 64 to 69
31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
1110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.9 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8