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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.6526 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 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 nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0