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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 2.4669 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
170 to 290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 680
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
8.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0