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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
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
65 to 79.2
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
1.8 to 2.7