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EN 1.7213 Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.7213 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7213 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1550
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 55
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 38
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 45
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.1
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4