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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.8516 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
82
Shear Strength, MPa 660
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0