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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010