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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.7720 Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7720 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
340

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
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
40
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
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.3 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
96.6 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.3