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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1221 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 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Shear Strength, MPa 470
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390 to 550

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.3

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
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
67 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
410 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0