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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.8881 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8881 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8881 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15