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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7779 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
430
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 22
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
3.0 to 3.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55