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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.5026 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5026 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0