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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T15 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 T15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
43
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
67.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 0
4.5 to 5.3