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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. Nickel 617

EN 1.8509 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 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 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 680
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.5 to 62
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015