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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.8823 Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8823 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 1.8823 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
410
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.5
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
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.015 to 0.034
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
95.6 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12