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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 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 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
48 to 59.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6