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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 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 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1430
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3