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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 2.4650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

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
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
46.9 to 54.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4