EN 2.4889 Nickel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4889 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 490 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 260 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1200 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 42 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.9 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 98 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 2.7 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.4 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.12 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0.030 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 29 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 45 to 50.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |