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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN 1.6526 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 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 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
780

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 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6