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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7362 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 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
140 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
4.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
91.5 to 95.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0