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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.7720 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7720 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
410
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
96.6 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.3