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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. Nickel 617

EN 1.8881 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 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 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 510
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
44.5 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0