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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. EN 1.0477 Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0477 steel belongs to the iron alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0477 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
96.9 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050