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AISI 436 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

AISI 436 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 83.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
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 0.020