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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
3.9 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
88.8 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0