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EN 1.7006 Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.7006 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7006 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1890
1150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 67
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 56
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7