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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8873 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 22
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
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
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15