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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (4, 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 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
65.4 to 81.7
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
0.2 to 0.6