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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 A2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
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
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
5.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
25 to 71

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
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
4.8 to 5.5
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0