EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.7335 Steel
EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7335 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 1.7335 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 150 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
| 310 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 | |
| 500 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 280 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1200 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 91 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 210 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.1 | |
| 0.080 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 18 | |
| 96.4 to 98.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |