EN 1.1192 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel
EN 1.1192 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1192 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1810 | |
650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
1200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1360 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1310 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
1.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
49 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 64 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 42 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 58 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.7 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.5 | |
0.030 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
21 to 25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 99.08 | |
7.7 to 18 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
58 to 63 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |