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EN 1.6368 Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN 1.6368 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 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 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 330
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 430
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 690
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 650
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.040
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 97.2
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.5
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.3
48 to 59.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.045
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6