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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4