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EN 1.4469 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4469 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4469 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
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 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.4 to 65.9
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0