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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8550 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 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
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
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
67

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.8 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0.85 to 1.2
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 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0