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EN 1.6781 Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.6781 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6781 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1220
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.6
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3