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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 490
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
81
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 580
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
44 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0