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EN 2.4663 Nickel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6781 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4663 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.4
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
1.3 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
92.6 to 94.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.5 to 10
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 48 to 59.6
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0