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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.4371 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010