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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8872 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
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
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 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
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050