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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. EN 2.4633 Nickel

EN 1.8151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4633 nickel 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 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4633 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.8 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.010 to 0.1