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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

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
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0