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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080