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EN 1.5537 Steel vs. EN 2.4633 Nickel

EN 1.5537 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4633 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 1.5537 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4633 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1760
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.38
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.8 to 65.9
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 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.010 to 0.1