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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. EN 1.1203 Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1203 steel belongs to the iron alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1203 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 500
420 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
690 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
340 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
310 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.4
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.1 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0