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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.0050 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0050 steel belongs to the iron alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
7.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.7
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
99.876 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.055
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.055
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0