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EN 1.7216 Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.7216 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7216 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, % 12 to 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 440
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 560
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 930
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 8.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.4
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7