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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 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 (6, 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 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

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
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
65 to 79.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7