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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 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 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4