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EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4307 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4307 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 320
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 570
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
47
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 810
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
12 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
9.8 to 28.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
58 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030