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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.7231 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 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360 to 500
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3