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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8159 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 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
46
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
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25