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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
8.2

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
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25