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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. EN 1.5636 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5636 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 1.5636 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
410
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
3.6
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
16

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
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
94.6 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0