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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.7725 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7725 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 1.7725 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
250 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
390 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
830 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
610 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
440
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
980 to 1940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
95.7 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15