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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 1.7378 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0