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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. EN 2.4669 Nickel

EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4669 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
1110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
1380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.9 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8