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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
860 to 950
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
1.4 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5