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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI P5 Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P5 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 P5 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
370 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
13 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
12 to 65

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 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
2.0 to 2.5
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
95.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
0 to 0.35
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 0.4
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants