ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel
ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 1210 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 41 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 37 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 43.6 to 52.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |