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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1012 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 SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
360 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
400
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
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
80 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
110 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0