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AISI 304LN Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

AISI 304LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 46
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 440
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 680
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1160
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 870
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 270
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1900
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 73.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4