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EN 1.7240 Steel vs. Nickel 689

EN 1.7240 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 689 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 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1990
1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8