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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.7379 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7379 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.7379 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
19

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
0.13 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
2.0 to 2.5
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
94.5 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0