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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1016 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 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
120 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240 to 390

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
98.8 to 99.27
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0