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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants