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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8509 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.8509 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.8 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
1.5 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0