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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4668 Nickel

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4668 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.020 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
11.2 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2