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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 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 SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0