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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4665 Nickel

EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% 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 2.4665 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
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
81
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 580
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

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
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
40.3 to 53.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0