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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.8915 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 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 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 79
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 400
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
65 to 79.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
1.8 to 2.7
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0