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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
55.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015