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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.6771 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6771 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 1.6771 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
280 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.0 to 8.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
440 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
930 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
740 to 1140

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
58

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
75 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1460 to 3450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
27 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
92.2 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
3.0 to 4.0
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 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0