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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI F2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
21 to 71

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
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0.2 to 0.4
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants