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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.0402 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0402 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 1.0402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
97.7 to 99.43
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0