EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. Grade TDCrV Steel
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade TDCrV 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 grade TDCrV steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
1730 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
26 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
51 |
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 | |
0.62 to 0.72 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
97.8 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.5 to 0.9 |
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 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0 |