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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. Grade FDCrV Steel

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
48
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
2.1
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
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25