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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 330
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0