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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
55.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015