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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
72 to 80
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0