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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8201 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1450
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
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
1.9 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3