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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI D5 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI D5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
5.4 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
470 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
26 to 67

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
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
77.9 to 84.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants