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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
5.0 to 5.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.9 to 5.2