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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.8505 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 630
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5