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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 40
14
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 660
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0