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EN 2.4665 Nickel vs. Grade VDC Steel

EN 2.4665 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 2.4665 nickel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
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 55
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 40.3 to 53.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0