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EN 1.5520 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 EN 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 300
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1410
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 480
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 48
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 230
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 600
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 50
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 41
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5