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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. EN 1.6368 Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6368 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4669 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6368 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
310 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
43 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
410 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
660 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
460 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380
580 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.015 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
95.1 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0