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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.5450 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5450 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.5450 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
97.6 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060