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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI O6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0