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EN 1.4416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 45.2 to 52.4
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0