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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.8881 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0