EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FPA
EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A369 grade FPA belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FPA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.8 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
| 98.3 to 99.63 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.27 to 0.93 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |