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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1541 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 SAE-AISI 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
390 to 680

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

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
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
23 to 25

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
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.4 to 1.7
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.050
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