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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.8505 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Shear Strength, MPa 630
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015