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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6958 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 1.6958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
700
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
450
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.1

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
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.0050 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
1.2 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
92.6 to 94.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12