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SAE-AISI 8630 Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

SAE-AISI 8630 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8630 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 24
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 350
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 680
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 840
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 23
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6