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EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.4109 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4109 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 480
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 85
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7