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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4626 Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4626 steel belongs to the iron alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4626 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.24 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.4 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0.7 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0