EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel
EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 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 1.7233 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
210 to 290 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
18 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 | |
270 to 530 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 570 | |
450 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 | |
700 to 960 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
380 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
430 |
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 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
53 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
110 to 200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 | |
380 to 1630 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
25 to 34 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 to 28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
21 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.1 | |
0.39 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
1.2 to 1.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
96.2 to 97.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0.5 to 0.7 |
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 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |