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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
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
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010