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EN 1.5701 Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

EN 1.5701 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 1.5701 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
55.9 to 66
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