EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 8615 Steel
EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8615 steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8615 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
150 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 | |
480 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
310 |
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 | |
39 |
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 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
2.6 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
50 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
250 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.1 | |
0.13 to 0.18 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 18 | |
96.9 to 98.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |