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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 490
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 580
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
49
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
58 to 63
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5