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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

EN 1.8152 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants