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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8159 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 1.8159 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
19 to 58

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
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0