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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.5521 Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5521 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 1.5521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
310 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
300 to 490

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
8.1

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
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
250 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
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