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EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 360
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 850
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 630
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 110
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520 to 1000
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 30
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 83.4
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
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 0.020