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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. EN 1.8945 Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8945 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 1.8945 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 22
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
390

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
42
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
8.7

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
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
20
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
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.25 to 1.4
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
95.1 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0