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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.0478 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0478 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0478 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96.9 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0