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EN 1.8875 Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN 1.8875 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8875 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
48 to 59.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0