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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. EN 2.4669 Nickel

EN 1.8515 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 1.8515 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, % 11
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
1110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
1380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
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 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8