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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 600
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
55.9 to 66
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