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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0