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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. EN 1.8874 Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8874 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 1.8874 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15