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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 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 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
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
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
97.8 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060