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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5510 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 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
130 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310 to 520

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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
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 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0