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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6554 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 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550 to 790

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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 27

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
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030