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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040