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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
330 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.7
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030