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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade FDSiCr 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.5 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0