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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070