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EN 1.7272 Steel vs. Nickel 690

EN 1.7272 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7272 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
640 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 48
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.55
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.3
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015