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EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

EN 1.4031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 900
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants