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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4669 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.6
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
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
1.2 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4