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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5522 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 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300 to 520

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
51
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
8.1

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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 44

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
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
98 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