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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.5637 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5637 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0