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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
410
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
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
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.2
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
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
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
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0