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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 S5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35