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EN 1.1244 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.1244 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1244 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 770
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.2
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5