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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 490
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 580
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
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), % 28 to 30
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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

Comparable Variants