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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.8062 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8062 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.8062 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
660 to 1910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
43
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
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
95.9 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0