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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

EN 1.5510 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
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 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4