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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.7709 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7709 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 1.7709 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 230
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
650 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
440
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
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
95.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.55 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.6
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35