EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.0580 Steel
EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0580 steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
160 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
5.6 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 | |
210 to 270 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 570 | |
340 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 | |
540 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
290 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
31 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 | |
230 to 540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
19 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.22 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
97.5 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 1.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 68.8 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |