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EN 1.7240 Steel vs. Nickel 684

EN 1.7240 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7240 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 684.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1990
1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
15 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
13 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.9
0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.7 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.5 to 3.3