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EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

EN 1.4122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 360
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 520
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 850
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 630
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520 to 1000
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 26
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 30
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.45
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 83.4
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15