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EN 1.7709 Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.7709 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 1.7709 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 33
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.25
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.55 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0