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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

AISI 420 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 (3, 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 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
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 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4