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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN 1.4512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 310
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.6