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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0