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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
45 to 50.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010