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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 550
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
50.6 to 62.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080