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 |