EN 1.5515 Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel
EN 1.5515 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 170 | |
| 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1760 | |
| 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 1200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 42 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 6.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 98 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 63 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 41 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 52 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.4 | |
| 0.050 to 0.12 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.9 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 45 to 50.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |