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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0