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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
87.6 to 93.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6