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EN 2.4633 Nickel vs. Grade VDC Steel

EN 2.4633 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4633 nickel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.8 to 65.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.010 to 0.1
0