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EN 1.6522 Steel vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

EN 1.6522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
50.6 to 62.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080