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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.9 to 4.8
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
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3