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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1086 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 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 500
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
760 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
480 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
79 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
610 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
26 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.8 to 0.93
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
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
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