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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
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
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0