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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 540
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
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 48
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5