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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15