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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. EN 1.8936 Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8936 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.8936 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
95.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2