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EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.4109 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 19
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 85
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015