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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
59.1 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030