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EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4669 Nickel

EN 1.4373 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 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 1.4373 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4669 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
1380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 71.5
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
65.9 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8