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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.8151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 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 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0