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EN 1.6579 Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6579 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 570
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 35 to 41
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850 to 980
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600 to 910
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950 to 2210
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 94.2 to 96.1
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7