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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
430
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
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.0
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
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0