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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 490
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
84
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 580
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
59.3 to 69
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 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015