EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 750 to 760 | |
| 600 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
| 970 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 780 | |
| 660 to 1740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 180 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
| 33 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 26 to 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
| 29 to 54 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 7.0 to 8.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 66.3 to 71.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 4.6 to 5.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |