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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 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 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
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 0.3