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EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.4110 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel 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 1.4110 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 730
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1030
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1720
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1330
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 180
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480 to 4550
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 62
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 41
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 60
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.6
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 86
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.15
0