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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.7711 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7711 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 1.7711 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
290 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
440 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
690 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
400 to 800

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
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

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
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
430 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.015
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
96 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35