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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5414 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
250 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
350 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
320 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0