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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
59.3 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015