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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 6118 Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6118 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 6118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.16 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.5 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.8 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.7
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 0.035
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.15