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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.025
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants