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EN 1.6570 Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.6570 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6570 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500 to 660
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1130
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1060
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1520 to 3010
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 40
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 33
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 94 to 96.2
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.1
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0